its funny how technology keeps you in touch 24/7 these days.
but its driving us all apart.
Imagine the days when guys had to actually call you to talk when they wanted to talk you? Not just a text or an i.m thinking that solves everything. The actual physical dialing of a phone and courage to withstand a conversation? To take a second of your day to hear the person you want to talk to voice?
Imagine the days when people actually had to come see you when they missed you. not just an i.m or a comment. The actual physical act of getting up and meeting you somewhere, or calling you over.
is technology driving us apart by bringing us closer? Its making us recluses its making us more fake by the minute. The chances of someone calling you and saying they miss you and should hangout is a much greater chance that it will actually happen rather than a simple comment. The actual act of getting the courage to call shows so much more. Hearing their actual voice, holding a conversation. Are texts just a mask for us all? A mask to hide behind, to block us from rejection or what we are really feeling? Dont get me wrong i.m’s, comments are great. But have we taken it too far? Are we becoming too obsessed with our own lives and everyone elses that we need to see who everyone is publicly talking too and all of our pictures that are ever taken need to be shared to the public that generally dont give two shits of what pictures you have of yourselves doing some modeling pose in front of a party or gathering or what hot picture you took in front of a plant of yourself? Are we all just doing this to find someone? To hope someone interesting finds us attractive and talk to us so they take two seconds out of their lives to leave a text saying something nice? Are we all just lonely and need attention? Or are we all just bored. Why are we posting a new status of what we are doing every five seconds. Does it amuse us what everyone else is doing? Are we doing it to target a specific person to read and maybe be intrigued? Or are we simply documenting our young lives so we can remember them when we are 30, ugly, graduated, and in a job. Facebook is one thing but myspace is just pathetic these days. It really is just a booty call and should just be for highschoolers and younger grades. Once you grow up you dont need to talk to people from other states to feel attractive and to entertain yourself. Facebook actually is just for people you have actually met. You just cant have your music on it. The one thing myspace has on facebook.
So where does this leave us, are we just going to keep plummeting down the more technology increases? will the simple telephone call be a thing of the past? Will we all become so anxiety driven over everyones facebook on who tthere talking to or what pictures they have? How is anyone going to find someone these days. We really are all going down hill. So make an effort. Call your friends. If you cant stay on the phone for five minutes with them, then what kind of friend are they, or you. Texting is a good occupier in class or at work, but don’t let it take over your life. Actions speak louder then texts.
-My friend Ryan
February 23, 2009
